In stripping layers of grunge off the roof of an 1882 wooden car with a soldered flat seam iron roof, I ran across some patches (applied aftermarket) which were stamped:

Conklin's

C1
Old Style

Anybody got any idea what this refers to? Is it a roofing material or were the patches made from recycled cans?

Dave

irondave@bellsouth.net

I think Conklin was a pen and ink company in the early part of the twentieth century. They perfected the self-filling ink pen.

Could it possibly be flattened ink cans? I have a corner cupboard from the late 1860's that has been patched on the back by parts of old cans.

ET&WNC Narrow Gauge, old and new!
ken290@hiwaay.net

Conklin roofing systems is still in business though no relation to me.

heisler1607@earthlink.net